The move speaks to race, ethnicity, and sociology because Dre and mom represented a common stereotype that African American families are "broken" in a sense and do not consist of having the presence of the father. Furthermore, the home Dre and his mother came from, which was in West Detroit, signifies the low-income and rundown stereotype many African Americans are thought to perceive. Another stereotype that was portrayed in the movie was that all Asians are martial artists. For instance, the whole group of boys in Cheng's entourage were experts in martial arts. They were also portrayed as being skilled in parkour as depicted in the chase scene. Two more things that seemed to stand out in the movie were the social struggles Dre had to face.
